Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh):The country is celebrating the 75th anniversary of independence but it is still facing the brunt of casteism. The latest such incident happened in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. A case of assault on a sarpanch and his family for hoisting the tricolor at Dhamchi village in Chhatarpur has come to light. The allegations of assault are against the panchayat secretary.
Hannu Basor, the sarpanch of Dhamchi village, has alleged that village secretary Sunil Tiwari beat him up. When the sarpanch hoisted the flag without waiting for the secretary, the latter. upon reaching the spot, beat up the sarpanch and his family. Tiwari has been accused of assaulting the sarpanch, his wife and daughter-in-law.